Clothes-drying rack



-APT 3G 1929-. c. RADVANY CLOTHES DRYING RACK Filed April 26, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l April 30, 1929. c. RADVANY CLOTHES DRYING RACK..

Filed April 26, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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UNITED STATES:

ifi 11,426

CHARLES RA'DVANY, 0F BRIDGEPO'RI, CONNECTICUT.

CLOTHES-Devine RACK.

Application -1ed April 26,

This invention relates to clothes drying racks, and has more particular reference to an improved collapsible rack of that vtype wherein vertically swinging clothes dispensing arms are movable to a lowered `vertical inoperative position or to a raised horizontal operative position, at will. i u V The primary object of the present invention is to provide a clothes drying rackof the above ,kind which is extremely simple and durable in construction as well asvetficient in use.

A more particular object is to provide simple and eective meansfor releasably holding the clothes suspending arms in raised operative position. y y v Still another object is to provide an improved drying rack of the above kind vembodying a vertical supporting bar, 1 and a frame vertically movable on the supporting bar and carrying the clothes suspending arms, whereby the clothes may be elevated for most eliicient drying after being placed upon the suspending arms. Y y

The invention consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts here.- inafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawingsand claimed.

YIn the drawings l Figure 1 is a front elevational view, partly brokenaway, of a .clothes drying rack embodying the present invention, the clothes suspending arms being in raised operative position; f

yFigure 2 is a top plan view shown in Figure 1; l

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the rack with the clothes suspending arms in lowered inoperative position, the rack being drawn on a smaller scale;

s Figure 4 is an enlarged horizontal section taken on line 4-4 ,of Figure 3 y;v a

Figure 5 is an enlarged horizontal section taken on line 5-5 of Figure 3;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the device as shown in Figure 3, with parts removed to clearly illustrate the operof the device ation of the means for releasably holding the clothes suspending arms in raised operative position; and l clothes suspending arms.

, carrying vertically 1928. Y Serial No. 273,009.

Figure 7 islan enlarged fragmentary detail view, partly in section and partly in side elevation, showing the manner of mounting the 'l Referring more in detail to the drawings, 5 indicates a supporting bar adapted to be secured in a vertical position by means of screws 6 or the like to a suitable support, such as to theoutside of a window frame. The support-l ing bar 4v5 has guide grooves7 in the vertical side edges thereof, and slidably fitted in these grooves are the adjacent edge portions of verical slide rails 8 formingpart of a frame swinging collapsible lothes 'supporting arms 9. This frame includes upper and lower horizontal segmental plates 10 and 11, respectively, slidably fitting against the front'face of the supporting bar 5 and respectively connecting the slide rails 8 at their upper and lower ends. f As clearly shown inoseveral ofthe views, the straight. diametric edge of each Aof the plates 10 and 11 is provided with a central notchY as at 12 to` receive andk partly embrace the supporting bar 5, the rails 8 being flatly secured to the straight edgesof the plates 10 and 11 atopposite sides of the supporting bar 5 by means of screws, nails or the like. A series of vertical guide rods 1?) rigidly connect the plates 10 and 11, the guide rods'13 being spaced at uniforin distances apart and arranged in arcuate formation concentric with the curved forward ledges ofthe plates 10 and 11 as clearly shown in Figure 5. These guide rods 13'are of metal and have slight resiliency for a purpose which will later become apparent.

Attached to and depending from the upper plate 10 are a series of pivot bolts 14disposed in arcuate foi-mation adjacent the curved edge of the plate 10, and each arranged outwardly of and inr radial alinement with one of the guide rods 13. Journaled on the lower end of each pivot bolt 14 is a bearing bracket 15 to which hinged any end of-'ene of the arms 9 for vertical swinging movement, as at 16. By reason of this construction, the arms 9 may be swung horizontally to adjacent lcompact relation so as to require a minimum amount of space when lowered to a depending vertical position as'shown in-Figure f 3. At the same time, when the arms 9 are raised, they may be swung apart so that the clothes suspended thereon may obtain the full benefit of the air and sunshine for most eilicient drying.. As shown clearly in Figures 3 land 5, the lower plate 11 is provided in its curved edge witha series of notches 1? in which the lower'ends of the arms 9 may seat when said arms are lowered in compact relation and in radial alinement with the respective guide rods 13.

Pivoted at one end to the underside and intermediate portion of each arm 9, as indicated at 18, is a supporting brace 19 whose lower end is provided with an inwardly directed eye 20 slidably engaging the adjacent guide rods 13. Slidably engaging the front face of the supporting bar 5 and rigidly connected at opposite sides to the side rails 8 is a further plate 21 disposed intermediate the plates 10 and 11 and provided with a beveled edge as seen clearly in Figure 6. Y The beveled edge of the plate 21 is disposed close to the inner sides of the guide rods 13 so as to necessitate outward flexing of the guide rods 13 in order to permit passage of the eyes 13 past the edge of the plate 21 as indicated by dotted lines in Figure. It is thus apparent that when the arms 9 are raised the eyes20 of the braces 19 will ride past the plates 21 and between its beveled edge and the guide rods 13. As soon as the eyes 13 pass the plate 21 the guide rods 13 will return inwardly to normal condition, thereby causing the eyes 20 to seat upon the upper surface of the plate 21, and consequently positively supporting the braces 19 in raised position so that they will hold the arms 9 raised in their substantially horizontal closed suspending position. Obviously, when it is desired to collapse the arms 9, the braces 19 are simplypressed outwardly and downwardly so as to cause the rods 13 to flex outwardly and at the same time permit the eyes 20 topass downwardly below the plate 21 until the braces 19 are lowered with the arms 9 in vertical depending position as shown in Figures 3 and6.

The frame carrying t-he arms 9 is mounted upon the supporting bar 5 for vertical sliding movement so that the frame may be elevated to a most advantageous position Vfor drying after the arms 9 have been operatively positioned with the clothes suspended thereon. In order to support theframe in this elevated position, the lower plate 11 i's provided with a depending flexible resilient bar 22 arranged to seat at its lower end upon a transverse cleat 23 fastened to the front face of the supporting' bar 5 near its lower end. By flexing the free lower end of the bar 22 outwardly so as to disengage it from the cleat 23, the arm carrying frame may be lowered until the lower plate 11 abuts the vcleat v23, it being understood that the upper end of the bar 22 is attached to the plate 11 a suiiicient distance forwardly of the bar 5 to ensure against the retaining bar 22 interfering with lowering of the frame by engagement with thecleat23. A handle 2-1; is preferably attached to the lower end of t-he retaining or i supporting bar 22 so that it may be used to manually elevate the arm carrying frame and to force the bar 22 inwardly into engagement with the upper surface of the cleat 23 when the frame has been sufficiently elevated. A suitable cross pin 25, or the like, may be provided in the uper end of the supporting bar 5 for engagement by the upper plate 10 to limit the upward sliding movement of the arm carrying frame and prevent it from being elevated to an excessive extent.

In use, assuming that the rack is collapsed as shown in Figure 3, the arms 9 are raised until the braces 19 are elevated to dispose their eyes 2O upon the upper surface of the plate 21. The clothes are then placed upon the arms 9, after which the latter arms are swung apart to the desired relation. The handle24 is then utilized to elevate the arm carrying K frame to the desired position, whereupon the lower endV of the bar 22 is pressed inwardly to seat upony the cleat 21 and hold the frame in elevated position. 'A reversal of this operation is necessary for removal of the clothes after being dried and for collapse of the rack after removal of the clothes fromthe arms 9, it being understood bodying upper and lower plates connected by v vertical guide rods, clothes' supporting arms hinged to the upper plate for vertical swinging movement, braces hinged to said arms and having end eyes slidable on said guide rods, and a further plate carried by the frame intermediate the upper and lower plates and disposed with an edge thereof adjacent'said guide rods, whereby theeyes must flex the guide rods topass the edge ofsaid further plate when the arms are raised, said guide rods being resilient and tensioned to cause the eyes to seat upon said further plate to hold the arms raised. Y

2. In a clothes drying rack, a vertical supporting bar, a frame slidably mounted thereon for limited vertical movement and embodying Lipper and lower plates connected by vertical guide rods, clothes supporting arms hinged to the upper plate for vertical swinging movement, braces hinged to said arms and having end eyes slidable on said guide rods, and a further plate carried by the frame intermediate the upper and lower plate to hold the arms raised, said further plates and disposed with an edge thereof plate having` its edge beveled upwardly and adjacent said guide rods, whereby the eyes outwardly to permit passage-'of the eyes 10 must flex the guide rods to pass the edge of when the arms are raised. l said further plate when the arms are raised, In testimony whereof I-aflix my signature.

said guide rods being; resilient and tensioned Y to Cause the eyes to seat upon said furtherv CHARLES RADVANY. 

